Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 20, 1919, Page 12

“PRODUGERS GET PHOMMENTnucues ARRESTED IN STATE SOLDIER HOMESTEADERS GRANTED CREDIT ONLY FOR EXACT TIME IN SERVICE, AMENDMENT DISCOURAGED Extension Would Lead to Speciilative Entries and De- feat Purpose of Law, Déclares Tallman in Rea- sons Approved by Casper Entryman The decision of the general land office against allowing soldier homesteaders a full year’s credit for seven months or more of service with the colors is in line with the regulations which have been observed by veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American wars and can only be reversed at the risk of encouraging speculative entries, and defeat the purpose of the law, according to Clay Tallman, commissioner of pub- lie lands, who has made a letter writ-| == ten a Casper soldier the basis for a| Tesiding upon the land for seven circular-letter received by the Dong-| months. las land office. Commissioner Tall-| “The purpose of the homestead law man states that on this grounds the! i§ to secure the development of hom land office will withhold its endorse-|#nd in the view of congress and th ment of legislation designed to change! various administrations of the land the rulings of the land department to! department for many years past, this permit un extension of credit beyond) could best be accomplished by requir. ; the exact number of months Which|!ng d period of residence. That pc-' the soldier served. rjod, until 1912, was five years; in; Congressman Mondell of Wyoming) that year, after a thoro study of pub- recently took up the inquiries of sev-| lic land conditions, conferences be- eral soldiers interested in this ques-| tween officials of the land depart-| lion with a view t curing for them; ment and committees of congress, as if possible a dispensation that woald{ well as public hearings, the residence yive them a year redit for seven! period was reduced to three years and months or more service. This the in-! specific cultivation requirements terior department refused and be | made. cause considerable publicity has been, “In the absence of special priv- given the matter, Mr. Tallman has) iJeges conferred by law, I do not be- uddressed a letter to the district of-j lieve that period should be reduced. fice. In it he explains the position] It has been demonstrated that a less- of the department, and the -soldier|er period of residence is made the} in particular to whom the answer was| instrumentality of speculative and » addressed endorses the commisaion-| fraudulent entries, and because of er's interpretation of the law and its! that known fact the land department practices. For the benefit of others! bas had occasion to doubt the wis- to whom it may be interesting it fol-|dom of the commutation provision } -omplete: of the homestead law under which lear Sir: | but 14 months residence is required. By your letter of July 17, 1919,| Of course the soldier is not residing you seek to ascertain what the atti-| ppon the land while he is in the mili- tude of the land department would! tary service, but he is bound to hold be toward legislation having for its; it for at least three years before he purpose a modification of the pres-| ¢an acquire title. ent laws granting credit, on the home- “Soldiers of the Civil and Span- steud period of residence, for service! ish-American wars were granted cred-| during the war with Germany, so as} it only on the equal basis of service to provide that seven months of stich! for residence, and doubtless of those service should be equivalent to resi-) who will avail themselves of the priv- dence for one year on the homestead. | ilege so granted, the greater portion “You are aware of the fact that| made their entries and earned title under existing law the time of service! at & time when the residence period! is deducted from the three year resi-! was five years and there was no pro dence period, subject to the require-| vision for a leave of absence of five ment that actual residence for at least; months during each residence-year. one year must be shown; if the sol-| The privileges granted them appear dier served two years or more, he} té have been satisfactory to those con- must show residence for one year,| cerned. with the privilege of being absent fiye| ‘I do not believe that it would be months during that year. Under your) t6 the best interest of either the sol- plan, if he served 14 months, he) diers or the public to reduce the pe-| would be entitled to a patent aftet)tidd-he‘is required to connect himself DRINK SHEREX The New Malt Beverage Sparkling Rajveshing 7 Invigorating Carefully brewed from Sarre health giving ingredients. Sherex is free from bitious after affects. You can drink as much as you wish. Order from your dealer. New Dehkeri Wanted Profit possibilities are unlimitéd when you sell Sherex. Write for our Dealers offer today. Sei, Wane 3 | The Western Sulphur company, or- ‘SULPHUR COMPANY OF THERMOPOLIS ARISES CAPITAL TO $15,000 il Well No. 2 Completed With Reported Production of 200 Bairels WELL IN FERRIS. ganized 2 few months ago to develop sulphur depos joined Wyoming when it filed near Thermopolis, arger corporations the office of the sec- notice of increase of section $15,000,000. The secreta collected from Judge J. counsel for the company fecs for filing the incr cate. The company’s new capitaliza-| encountered. Th Producers and Re-| tion is divided into $12,500,000 of , finers corporation is now running nine common stock and $2,500,000 of pre- ferred stock. The Sto filed a certi ital stock from Notices of dissolution were filed by two corporations, the I. R. Baker company of Rawlins a | Wyoming fields and has five camps. | n’s bank of Gillette e of increase of cap- Murphy Cigar company of Casper. The Mieir Morrell Oil company 7 filed a certificate stating that its take the production from the field. The Producers and Refiners corpor- chief office will be at Thermopolis FD and the agent in charge thereof C.F, ation has three other wells drilling Mieir. in this field in which it has 10,000 acres of gil,and gas leases. One gas) with the land, as the value of that Well, producing upward of 6,000,000 personal connection in forming the Cubic feet, is supplying the fuel for! desire of gwnership and home-mak- _ ing purpose would be impaired to that extent and, particularly in connection with entries hereafter to be made, the brief period required to perfect. title would afford an inducement to others to procure the making of spec- ulative entries by soldiers. 5 “After eful consideration of the whole subject, for the reasons stated Dutton, Tam of th¥Jopinion that the land’de: All Jocal oil stocks bought, sold and quoted. — INVOICES TIME SHEETS reer aneulal nce echt ranieert : Instant service. List your stocks with us, we will Estimatea on Job Work to legislation such as you have sug- get you the hizhest possible peiee Come re en Rested. Ask for our Market Letter an! ‘Very respectfully, 2 . 411 Oi) Exchange Bldg. CASPER BUSINESS COLLEGE, Inc. “CLAY TALLMAN, “Commissioner.”” Phone. 1133 _ —AND IT’S. 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This he did,| 5-26-27 in southern Wyo-'tle owned by James and William, had the animals killed and skinned) ming Saturday with a production of; Davison, fanchers of the neighbor-!and brought the 200 barrels daily, according to re-{ing Opal district. Their arrest fol--evidence. The arrest of the con-) ports received here. The tools were|lowed a message from the Omaha signors of the alleged stolen cattle 15 feet in the sand when the pay was|stockyards that a shipment of cattle! followed. they had consigned to that market, bore brands which had been “werk-, strings of tools in various southern ed.” | The Davisons, who had been miss- | Forty4ive strings are said to be work- ing cattle, suspected that the bran ing out of Rawlins and-every field in|that had been defaced were on li } 25,000 to $100,000, that district is said to be very prom- stock owned by them, and William} ising. "Davison made a hurried trip to A contract has been made with the Omaha. i the L. 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